A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition, a word or word group that functions as a noun.
A preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence.
Prepositions usually come before a noun and give information about TIME - PLACE - DIRECTION
They can be Nominal used in a conjunction using the verbTO BE
Remember that a prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of a sentence!!!!!
When the prepositional phrase modifies an adjective, it answers the question,WHICH ONE? Adjectives will modify NOUNS.
Example: prepositional phrase as an adjective modifying a noun... Look at the boat with the blue sail.
Park the car beside the fence.
When a prepositional phrase modifies an adverb it will answer,HOW? WHEN? or WHERE?
Adverbs will modify VERBS. Example: prepositional phrase as an adverb modifying a verb... The coyote runs after the rabbit.
The car stalled despite the tune-up.
Prepositional Phrases as Nominals
This is when prepositional phrases act as nouns, but really they are not nouns...
Examples:
The park is next to the hospital.
The student is between an A and a B.
The Prepositional Phrase...
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition, a word or word group that functions as a noun.
A preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence.
Prepositions usually come before a noun and give information about TIME - PLACE - DIRECTION
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Prepositional Phrase have three main functions.
- They can be an adjective modifying a noun
- They can be an adverb modifying a verb
- They can be Nominal used in a conjunction using the verb TO BE
Remember that a prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of a sentence!!!!!When the prepositional phrase modifies an adjective, it answers the question, WHICH ONE?
Adjectives will modify NOUNS.
Example: prepositional phrase as an adjective modifying a noun...
Look at the boat with the blue sail.
Park the car beside the fence.
When a prepositional phrase modifies an adverb it will answer, HOW? WHEN? or WHERE?
Adverbs will modify VERBS.
Example: prepositional phrase as an adverb modifying a verb...
The coyote runs after the rabbit.
The car stalled despite the tune-up.
Prepositional Phrases as Nominals
This is when prepositional phrases act as nouns, but really they are not nouns...
Examples:
The park is next to the hospital.
The student is between an A and a B.
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